Hepatitis C Virus Adaptation to T-Cell Immune Pressure by A. Plauzolles, M. Lucas, S. Gaudieri

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Language and the African Philosophical Traditions by Kọ́lá Abímbọ́lá

“…Numerous scholars have explored this very question from Africana perspectives: Kwasi Wiredu (1996) explored the philosophical issue of whether there are culturally defined values and concepts; Hallen and Sodipo (1986) examined the question of whether there are unique African indigenous systems of knowledge; Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1994) evaluated the role of colonialism in the language of African literature; Oyerò nkẹ ́ ́ Oyěwumi (1997) argued that “gender” is a Western cultural invention that is foreign to Yorùbá systems of sociation; and Helen Veran (2001) argued that even though science, mathematics, and logic are not culturally relative, “certainty” is nonetheless derived from cultural practices and associations. …”
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Endoscopic Management of Biliary Complications following Liver Transplantation after Donation from Cardiac Death Donors by Kris P Croome, Vivian McAlister, Paul Adams, Paul Marotta, William Wall, Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro

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Le camp légionnaire romain de Mayence/Mogontiacum (Allemagne) : nouveaux résultats sur l’enceinte et la chronologie by Daniel Burger-Völlmecke

“…The north-western side (FS 12b), as well as the rear rampart (FS 03, 06) lie within the scope of the later stone fortress. …”
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INSECURITY AND GIRL CHILD EDUCATION IN NORTH-EAST NIGERIA: A CASE OF CHIBOK AND DAPCHI QUAGMIRE by Gloria Samdi Puldu, Rwang Patrick Stephen

“…This act of terror to the girl child in Chibok and Dapchi has affected the zeal, passion and desire of most girls in seeking western education. The study therefore, examines how insecurity in the north-east has hindered enrollment and commitment of girls to education since 2014. …”
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Early Neolithic of Southern Belarus: current state and prospects for study by Oleg Yu. Tkachev, Maryia I. Tkacheva

“…The idea of making ceramics penetrates into Western Polesie from Volyn, and into the southwest of Belarus – through the Dnieper. …”
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E-LEARNING: CURRENT STATE OF PROBLEM IN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM OF RUSSIA AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES by T. M. Shkapenko

“…Russian system of education is standing behind western countries in this field. The reasons for this are characterized in this paper, and the necessity of accelerated introduction of e-learning as the means of survival and preservation of competitiveness of national system of education is argued.The author believes that in the era of open knowledge society, when different universities offer distant education allowing to study without leaving house, the introduction of e-learning is the only way to fight for survival of national system of education. …”
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On the distribution and status of Carcharodus lavatherae, Pyrgus carthami, and P. serratulae (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in Slovenia by Rudi Verovnik

“…All confirmed records are confined to southwest Slovenia, where the main strongholds are the south facing slopes north of the Vipava valley and western part of the Kras plateau. The large number of unpublished records is somewhat masking the actual decline of the species in Slovenia. …”
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The protective effects of active ingredients from acrorus tatarinowii on sperm and their molecular mechanisms by Zonglin Lu, Haiyang Zhao, Hui Wang, Xin Wang, Zixue Sun

“…Serum hormone levels were assessed by ELISA, testicular histopathology by HE staining, and target gene expression by qPCR and Western blotting. Results Acrorus tatarinowii treatment significantly upregulated BCL2 expression in the testes of oligoasthenozoospermic rat. …”
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CDCA7 enhances STAT3 transcriptional activity to regulate aerobic glycolysis and promote pancreatic cancer progression and gemcitabine resistance by Dijie Zheng, Yazhu Deng, Lu Deng, Zhiwei He, Xinghao Sun, Yanyu Gong, Binbin Shi, Deqin Lu, Chao Yu

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate CDCA7 expression levels and biological functions in PC using in vitro and in vivo experiments. Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, and real-time polymerase chain reaction were performed to detect CDCA7 expression in PC cells and tissues. …”
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Analysis of small extracellular vesicles from dried blood spots by Rikke Bæk, Jenni Kathrine Sloth, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, Getnet Midekessa, Getnet Midekessa, Malene Møller Jørgensen, Malene Møller Jørgensen

“…The methodology is described in detail and offers further evidence that the extracted particles are sEVs using western blotting (anti-CD9, CD63 and CD81) and fluorescence nanoparticle tracking analysis (fNTA). …”
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Japan’s interests in the Arctic region and prospects for cooperation with Russia by Korneev K.A., Kistanov V.O.

“…It is obvious that Japanese interests in the Arctic region will be far from practical implementation without interaction with Russia, despite the serious deterioration of bilateral relations due to Japan’s accession to anti-Russian sanctions imposed by Western countries in connection with the Special military operation in Ukraine. …”
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OSTRICHES AND GEOTOURISM: THE EVOLUTIONARY PATHWAY OF A SMALL TOWN TOURISM DESTINATION IN SOUTH AFRICA by Christian M. ROGERSON, Jayne M. ROGERSON

“…The case study is Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape. During the late 19th century and early 20th century Oudtsthoorn experienced phases of economic boom and bust which linked to international fashion and the trade in ostrich feathers. …”
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Economic Activities of German Local Authorities – Critical Notes from a Public Finance Perspective by Thomas Döring, Birgit Aigner-Walder

“…In 2010, local authorities in western Germany earned 5.3 pc of total revenue from their economic activities, compared to 4.7 pc in 1992. …”
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Prevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus in Saudi Blood Donors by Bandar Al-Knawy, Awad A El-Mekki, Jamal Hamdi, Raja Thiga, Anwar Sheikha

“…From this and other studies conducted in different regions of Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of anti-HCV among Egyptian donors appears to range from 19.2 to 24.5%, and among Saudi donors appears to range from 1.00 to 1.7%, a rate similar to that reported from western countries; this latter rate does not seem to be influenced by the high prevalence of HBV infection in this region.…”
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From Mission to Church: Nature, Spatiality, and Catholicism in Kikwit (DRC) by Mick Feyaerts

“…Communities with apostolic functions are located in the western part of the city, while contemplative and intellectual communities are concentrated in the eastern part. …”
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Site selection of equipment and military equipment based on natural factors Case Study: Oman Sea Shores by mohamda poodineh, morteza esmailnejad, sohrab qaedi, Mohammad Ali Shirazi kharazi

“…The results showed that more suitable locations are located in the eastern coastal strip and some western locations. However, scattered locations with the least vulnerability and non-operational basics can be found in the coastal areas in the final map.…”
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Rifampicin in Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections: Acute Kidney Injury with Hemoglobin Casts by Rishi Kora, Sergey V. Brodsky, Tibor Nadasdy, Dean Agra, Anjali A. Satoskar

“…Rifampicin-induced intravascular hemolysis resulting in hemoglobinuria and AKI is even more uncommon, especially in Western countries with low prevalence of mycobacterial infections. …”
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Druhý, tzv. Gibišův transport československých legií z Ruska do Francie (1917-1918) by Tomáš Jiránek

“…They should reinforce the combat power of the „agreement“ armies on the western front. More and more they should sustain the political efforts of the leaders of the Czech and Slovak exile resistance because they needed some visual arguments for their conception of the government of the independent Czechoslovak state. …”
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Bi-directional extensional control of the Berane Basin formation, northern Montenegro by Stefanović Katarina, Krstekanić Nemanja

“…The Berane Basin is a Miocene, northeast‐southwest oriented intramountain basin of the Dinarides, overlying the pre‐neotectonic basement of the Drina–Ivanjica unit, the East Bosnian–Durmitor unit and the Western Vardar Zone. The structural evolution and the tectonic regimes that controlled the formation of the Berane Basin are not fully understood. …”
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